Local favourite Buddhist site · Darjiling, West Bengal
Buddhist monastery
Buddhist monastery is a Buddhist site in Darjiling, West Bengal.
Buddhist monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Buddhist monastery
Season: October to March.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Buddhist monastery — distance from nearby cities
- From Darjeeling (WB): about 9 km by road (7 km straight line) · directions · more places near Darjeeling
- From Kalimpong (WB): about 27 km by road (22 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kalimpong
- From Siliguri (WB): about 37 km by road (30 km straight line) · directions · more places near Siliguri
- From Pelling (SK): about 46 km by road (37 km straight line) · directions · more places near Pelling
- From Gangtok (SK): about 65 km by road (52 km straight line) · directions · more places near Gangtok
Coordinates: 26.97172, 88.27563. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Buddhist monastery
- Tiger Hill Observatory | Sunrise Viewpoint · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Tiger Hill · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Ghum Railway Station · attraction · Darjiling · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Ghoom Monastery · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~6 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Batasia Loop Darjeeling · attraction · Darjiling · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dali Monastery · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Peace Pagoda · attraction · Darjiling · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Japanese Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Rock garden · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~9 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dhirdham Temple · temple · Darjiling · ~9 km · Must-see
- Darjeeling Station, DHR · attraction · Darjiling · ~9 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Darjeeling Clock Tower · fort · Darjiling · ~10 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Lloyd Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Darjiling · ~10 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Shri Mahakal Temple · temple · Darjiling · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Observatory Hill View Point · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Shrubbery Nightingale Park · park · Darjiling · ~12 km · Well liked · Must-see
- DOW hill · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~12 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Himalayan Mountaineering Institute · attraction · Darjiling · ~12 km · Well liked · Must-see
Other buddhist sites near Buddhist monastery
- Ghoom Monastery · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~6 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Dali Monastery · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Japanese Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Darjiling · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Durpin Monastery · Buddhist site · Kalimpong · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Pemayangtse Monastery · Buddhist site · Gyalshing · ~46 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Buddha Park · Buddhist site · Namchi · ~49 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery · Buddhist site · Kalimpong · ~51 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Rumtek Monastery · Buddhist site · Gangtok · ~57 km · Must-see
- Pal Karma Zurmang Shedup Chokhor Ling Lingdum Monastery (Ranka Monastery) · Buddhist site · Gangtok · ~62 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dungkar monastery · Buddhist site · Lhoka · ~114 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Buddhist monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Buddhist monastery yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Buddhist monastery?
October to March. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Buddhist monastery from Darjeeling?
Buddhist monastery is about 9 km by road from Darjeeling (7 km straight line), 27 km from Kalimpong and 37 km from Siliguri. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Buddhist monastery?
Nearby: Tiger Hill Observatory | Sunrise Viewpoint (viewpoint, 3 km), Tiger Hill (viewpoint, 4 km), Ghum Railway Station (attraction, 6 km), Ghoom Monastery (Buddhist site, 6 km), Batasia Loop Darjeeling (attraction, 7 km), Dali Monastery (Buddhist site, 8 km).